This week, your initial discussion post will be completed as a group. Each group should post the following information:
Short summary of your paper (this can be a cut and paste of your abstract)
Two possible conference outlets your paper could be presented at a conference (make sure to actually look at the upcoming conference and make sure your topic is a good fit).
Two possible publication outlets (e.g., academic journals) your paper could be submitted to.
INSTRUCTION from above paragraph:
In your response, provide feedback regarding other group’s research work.
Include 1-2 areas of strength, praise, and interest
1 area of critique or something to work on (Here, think like a publication reviewer: What is confusing? What
do you want to know more about? Make sure you
provide information that the group can take back and use to make their papers better).
Other group’s work that requires the feedback:
Abstract
The proposed study focuses on how math teachers instructional
design is impacted by diagnostic math assessments. Appointed administrators
will facilitate a survey to middle school math teachers to collect quantitative
data. Qualitative data will be collected via the research team interviewing the
teachers. The study will include 50 math teachers, pulled from five different
middle schools within the same school district. It is anticipated that the
results will demonstrate a positive stance on incorporating diagnostic math
assessments to guide and alter teacher instruction for best student achievement. The results from this study will support the school
district in understanding how teachers utilize student diagnostic results to
inform their instructional planning and instructional materials within the
middle school math classroom. In addition, the results will provide the
district with insight to teacher perceptions on various topics regarding
diagnostic assessments.
Key Words: Diagnostic
Assessments, Middle School Math, Teacher Perceptions, Instructional Planning
Conference Outlets
US Math
Recovery Council: The
USMRC is hosting their 2025 National Conference May 6-8th in Falls Church, VA.
This conference focuses on providing math teachers with professional
development opportunities in order to improve their instructional materials and
techniques. Our research is relevant to this conference and provides educators
with insight on how math teachers are utilizing diagnostic results to inform
their instruction planning and decisions.
National
Council of Supervisors of Mathematics: The
NCSM is hosting their 56th annual Breaking Barriers Conference September
23-25th, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. This conference focuses on supporting
educators and math leaders with overcoming challenges and applying innovative
techniques to their work. One section of this conference focuses on teacher
assessment practices, teacher data analysis, and utilizing data to address
instructional gaps. Our research is relevant to this conference and provides
educators and math leaders with information/data on classroom diagnostic
assessment results, teacher analysis, and how teachers are utilizing the data
to inform their instructional decisions.
Publication Outlets
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME), published by the National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics
(NCTM).This is the official journal for the NCTM and focuses on mathematical
education for all levels in preschool-college. Our study focuses on middle
school math teachers utilizing math diagnostic scores and would be a great
contribution to help other teachers better utilize data to guide and enhance
their instruction.
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, published by Springer
Nature. This journal is an international journal composed of research
with the purpose of improving mathematical educational practices and material.
This journal is for math educators who want to enhance their instructional
skills and practices through professional development. Our study would provide
educators with examples of how current teachers are utilizing math data to
improve their instruction and would be an addition to the current and on-going
research presented.
